ECTS - Method at Law and Solving Problems

Method at Law and Solving Problems (LAW375) Course Detail

Course Name Course Code Season Lecture Hours Application Hours Lab Hours Credit ECTS
Method at Law and Solving Problems LAW375 2 0 0 2 3
Pre-requisite Course(s)
N/A
Course Language Turkish
Course Type N/A
Course Level Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)
Mode of Delivery Face To Face
Learning and Teaching Strategies Lecture, Discussion, Question and Answer, Drill and Practice, Problem Solving.
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)
  • Prof. Dr. Aynur Yongalık
Course Assistants
Course Objectives To consider the tack/tacks (methods) to be followed in solving law problems both theoretically and practically.
Course Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • Learn thoughts and methods to analysis and justify correctly according from logical and ethical aspects of concrete legal problems that they especially will encounter,
  • Complete with knowledge which make their substantive law knowledge meaningful and beneficial.
Course Content Relation of law and language, thinking, asking, detecting and solving problems, relation of law, mathematic and logic, notion of fair at law, method at law, solving of concrete / adversarial law problems.

Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies

Week Subjects Preparation
1 The subject, scope and purpose of the course, in general law methodology and what it will gain and relation of other fields and boundaries of methodology.
2 Reading, reading at law education, importance of reading, critical reading, good readership. Çifçi,Musa: Eleştirel Okuma, https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/article-file/721400
3 Relation of law and language, relation of word, term, notion and importance of these at law, the law norms. Karayalçın/Yongalık, p. 3-10
4 Relation of law and mathematics. Karayalçın/Yongalık, p. 172 vd
5 Relation of law and logic, fairness in way of form and subject, logical and ethical fairness at law, fairness at norms, events and decisions, justification. Karayalçın/Yongalık, p. 172 vd
6 General principles of formal logic and law, interpretation at law in general. Karayalçın/Yongalık, p. 174 ff, 204 ff.
7 Midterm.
8 Logical errors that a lawyer should not do, fallacies and examples. Karayalçın/Yongalık, p. 181-183; Serozan, p. 14-16.
9 Reasoning, logical tools of reasoning especially deduction and induction methods, syllogism. Karayalçın/Yongalık, p. 179 ff.
10 Law problems, differences between concrete/ adversarial law problems and abstract law problems. Karayalçın/Yongalık, s. 237 ff.
11 Method at solving of the concrete/ adversarial law problems. Karayalçın/Yongalık, s. 253 ff.
12 To understand, define, schematize the event and to detect law problems - examples. Karayalçın/Yongalık, s. 253 ff.
13 To examine court decisions. Implementation of solving concrete and adversarial law problems will be made since this week. The decisions which will be solved at lessons will be shared with students before the lessons.
14 To examine court decisions.
15 To examine court decisions.
16 Final exam.

Sources

Course Book 1. Karayalçın, Yaşar/ Yongalık, Aynur: Hukukda Öğretim-Kaynaklar-Metod Problem Çözme, 8. Bası, Ankara 2020.
Other Sources 2. Hirş, Ernst E.: Pratik Hukukta Metot, 8. Bası, Ankara 2021.
3. Edis, Seyfullah: Medenî Hukuka Giriş ve Başlangıç Hükümleri, 4. Bası, Ankara 1989.
4. Serozan, Rona: Hukukta Yöntem – Mantık, 2. Bası, İstanbul 2017.
5. Yongalık, Aynur: “İstisnalar Dar Yorumlanır” Kuralı ve Değerlendirilmesi, AÜHFD, 60 (1) 2011:1-15.
6. Yongalık, Aynur: “Adi Şirkete Yeni Giren Ortağın Eski Borçlardan Dolayı Sorumluluğu Hakkında Alman Federal Mahkemesinin 7.4.2003 Tarihli Kararı – Bir Metodoloji Sorunu”, Prof Dr. Tuğrul Ansay’a Armağan, Ankara, 2006. s. 525-543.

Evaluation System

Requirements Number Percentage of Grade
Attendance/Participation 1 10
Laboratory - -
Application - -
Field Work - -
Special Course Internship - -
Quizzes/Studio Critics - -
Homework Assignments - -
Presentation - -
Project - -
Report - -
Seminar - -
Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury 1 30
Final Exam/Final Jury 1 60
Toplam 3 100
Percentage of Semester Work 30
Percentage of Final Work 70
Total 100

Course Category

Core Courses X
Major Area Courses
Supportive Courses
Media and Managment Skills Courses
Transferable Skill Courses

The Relation Between Course Learning Competencies and Program Qualifications

# Program Qualifications / Competencies Level of Contribution
1 2 3 4 5
1 Skills to understand, compare and paraphrase the basic concepts of law as a jurist following common principles of law. X
2 Skills to solve problems using a critical point of view when necessary , to determine and analyse the theoretical and implementation problems of law. X
3 Contribution to understanding, planning, exercising and coordinating the functionss of law, by explaining and practising. X
4 Skills to understand the strategic, tactical and practical sides of private and public law. X
5 Skills to understand the local, national, international, universal and supranational sides of private and public law. X
6 Skills to understand the modern methods and differences of law. X
7 Skills to participate in/inter disciplinary group works succesfully. X
8 Skills to adopt open minded behaviors in the way of learning and attempting. X
9 Skills to assimilate and carry the rules of ethics and profession within the framework of social responsibility X
10 Skills to use Turkish efficiently in writing and speaking, and have the communication talent that is required by a law related career. X
11 Skills to approach critically and creativly on the legal and social problems in terms of rule of law and ideal of justice. X
12 Skills to understand and practice the national and international sides of law through caselaw and judical implementations. X
13 Skills to prepare/present a written or oral academic study within the framework of acedemic ethic and rules. X
14 Skills to use vocational information technologies efficiently in solving legal problems. X
15 Skills to reinforce knowledge of foreign languages and command of legal terminolgy. X

ECTS/Workload Table

Activities Number Duration (Hours) Total Workload
Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours) 16 2 32
Laboratory
Application
Special Course Internship
Field Work
Study Hours Out of Class 8 2 16
Presentation/Seminar Prepration
Project
Report
Homework Assignments
Quizzes/Studio Critics
Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury 1 10 10
Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury 1 20 20
Total Workload 78